They allow us to disrespect our Black woman.A lot of these things would be considered criminalif it were to be carried out in the streets.That's like when they tell you after you buy your VHSand you rent movies they tell you not to copy the movies.- Afrika Bambaataa

We want you to sit down and leave your egos at homeand let's get an understanding as to where all thisis foolishness coming from.There are others who are putting things out there orthrowing a stick and hiding their hand and keepingthings built up in the media.- Afrika Bambaataa

Laugh when you can,apologize when you should,and let go of what you can't change.Life's too short to be anything... but happy.- Anonymous

To go against the dominant thinking of your friends,of most of the people you see every day,is perhaps the most difficult act of heroism you can perform.- Theodore H. White

Don't Take Anything Personally.Nothing others do is because of you.- Miguel Angel Ruiz (don Miguel Ruiz)

Faith is taking the first step,even when you don't see the whole staircase.- Martin Luther King, Jr.

You don't have the power to make life "fair,"but you do have the power to make life joyful.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Whatever you do, do with kindness.Whatever you say, say with kindness.Wherever you go, radiate kindness.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coalwith the intent of throwing it at someone else;you are the one who gets burned.- The Buddha

If you aren't in the moment,you are either looking forward to uncertainty,or back to pain and regret.- Jim Carrey

Change what you see,by changing how you see.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

May the world be kind to you,and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Life is without meaning.You bring the meaning to it.The meaning of life iswhatever you ascribe it to be.Being alive is the meaning.- Joseph Campbell

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Footprints in the sands of time...Where have you been?Where are you going?Why are you going there?- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The true meaning of life is to plant trees,under whose shade you do not expect to sit.- Nelson Henderson

A well-developed sense of humoris the pole that adds balance to your steps,as you walk the tightrope of life.- William Arthur Ward

Life is as easy or as hard as you think it is.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

You're only here for a short visit.Don't hurry. Don't worry.And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.- Walter Hagen

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow,you gotta put up with the rain.- Dolly Parton

People will forget what you said,people will forget what you did,but people will never forgethow you made them feel.- Maya Angelou

If you don't know where you're going,any road will take you there.- Lewis Carroll(Alice in Wonderland)

Whatever you do, you need courage.Whatever course you decide upon,there is always someone to tell youthat you are wrong.There are always difficulties arisingthat tempt you to believe your critics are right.- Ralph Waldo Emerson

If the only prayer you said in your whole life was,Thank you, that would suffice.- Meister Eckhart

Take time to play!Ask for what you want.Laugh.Live loudly.Be avid.Learn a new thing.Be Yourself!- Mary Anne Radmacher

May your life always be Counterpoint to the Clamor of the World.May you delight in Dancing Lightly With Life.May you soar on eagle wings, high above the madness of the world.May you always sing Melody in the Symphony of Your Life.May you taste, smell, and touch your dreams of a beautiful tomorrow.May your sun always shine, and your sky be forever blue.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

To laugh often and much;to win the respect of intelligent peopleand the affection of children,to leave the world a better place,to know even one life has breathed easierbecause you have lived,this is to have succeeded.- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Live with intention.Walk to the edge.Listen hard.Practice wellness.Play with abandon.Laugh.Choose with no regret.Appreciate your friends.Continue to learn.Do what you love.Live as if this is all there is.- Mary Anne Radmacher

A friend is someone who knows all about you,and loves you just the same.- Elbert Hubbard

May flowers always line your path and sunshine light your day.May songbirds serenade you every step along the way.May a rainbow run beside you in a sky that's always blue.And may happiness fill your heart each day your whole life through.- Irish Blessing

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointedby the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do.So throw off the bowlines.Sail away from the safe harbor.Catch the trade winds in your sails.Explore. Dream. Discover.- widely misattributed to Mark Twain

A true friend is someone whothinks that you are a good eggeven though he knows thatyou are slightly cracked.- Bernard Meltzer

It is the friends you can call up at 4 A.M. that matter.- Marlene Dietrich

At the center of your being you have the answer;you know who you are and you know what you want.- Lao Tzu

When you get the choice to sit it out or dance,I hope you dance.- Lee Ann Womack

The question is not what you look at, but what you see.- Henry David Thoreau

Our "Rainbows and Butterflies" are the small miracles of our life -the little things that are so easy to overlook,yet so awe inspiring when we take a momentto notice and to pay attention.Give thanks for the rainbows, for the butterflies,for all God's creatures - large and small,for the bright blue sky and the soft fog and the gentle rain,for the tree veiled in the season's first frost,for the baby's laugh,for the touch of a hand and the whispered "I love you."- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

When you follow your bliss,doors will open for youthat wouldn't have opened for anyone else.- Joseph Campbell